Cigar crimper or indenter.



W. F. METGALF & S. W. LEIDIGH;

CIGAR GRIMPER OB. INDENTBR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6. 1913.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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WILLIAM E. METGALF AND SYLVESTER W. LEIDICH, F PHILADELPHLf-l, PENNSYL- VANIA.

CIGAR CBIMPER OR INDENTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 15915..

Application filed December 6, 1913. Serial No. 805,026.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, VVILLIAM F. MET- ALF and Srnvns'rnn W. LEIDICH, both citi- Zens of the United States, and both residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Cigar Crimper or Indenter, of which the following is a specification.

In a contemporaneously pending applicati on now Patent No. 1,083,023, issued December 80, 1913, we have shown, described and broadly claimed a novel sanitary method of making cigars and the product attained thereby.- lVe have also disclosed in said contemporaneously pending application, one form of apparatus whereby the indenting of the wrapper into the bunch may be effected, and our present invention is directed to a preferred form of apparatus or cigar crimper or indenter which we employ.

Our present invention therefore relates to a novel construction of cigar crimper or in denter, whereby the cigar wrapper may be indented into the cigar bunch or into the binder and bunch, and thus securely retained, without necessitating the employment of adhesive material as is customarily practised, and the novel features of our invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

For the purpose of illustrating our invention, we have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred by us, since the same will be found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which our invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that our invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a cigar press or mold, embodying our invention. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation, partly in section, of the principal operative parts of our invention, the casing seen in Fig. 1 being removed. Fig. 8 represents a vertical, sectional view of the device seen in Fig. 9. Fig. 4 represents a section on line Fig. 3, viewed in the direction of the arrows. of a portion of Fig. 2, showing the operating mechanism for the indenting jaws in its lowermost or inoperative position. Fig.

Fig. 5 represents a side elevation 6 represents a side elevation of the tip end of a cigar, having its wrapper secured or indented to the bunch by our novel apparatus. Fig. 7 represents a section on line yg Fig. 6.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings: In the perspective view seen in Fig. 1, we have shown but a single cigar press or mold, but it will be understood that in practice, the same are arranged in rows or series, any desired number of presses or molds being arranged side by side upon the cigar makers table or bench, and all of the same being operated simultaneously or in unison from a single operating mechanism, and while we have described our invention with reference to but a single press, it will be understood that any desired number of duplicates of the construction shown 'can be employed, according to requirements.

1 designates our preferred construction of cigar press, the same comprising the base or bed-plate 2, having depending therefrom the lugs or journal bearings 3 in which the shaft f is rotatably mounted, said shaft being provided with the crank or offset portion 5, and being provided with an operating handle 6, whereby the shaft can be readily rotated, according to requirements. The crank 5 is mounted in the slot 7 of the vertically movable bar 8, so that as the crank 5 or its shaft 4 is rotated, the bar 8 will be raised or lowered, thereby imparting movement to the rods 9, whose lower ends are secured to said bar 8, and whose upper ends are attached to or carry the ring or annulus 10, whose lower or normal position will be understood from Fig. 5, and whose uppermost or operative position when the coacting jaws are closed, will be understood from Figs. 2 and 3.

11 designates the wrapper indenting jaws, which are in the present instance four in number, and are pivoted at their lower portions, as indicated at12, said jaws being provided at their upper inner portions with the indenting faces 13, and terminating at their upper extremities in the extensions 14,-, which are guided in the slots 15 of the upper ring 16, whose construction will be best understood from Figs. 1 and 3. The actuating ring 10 surrounds and is in contact with the cam faces 17 of the jaws 11, said cam faces converging upwardly, as will be understood from Figs. 2 and 3, and terminating at their upper portions in the shoulders 13 and at their lower portions in the shoulders 19, said shoulders acting as an abutment to limit the upward and downward movement of the jaw actuating ring 10, the uppermost position of the latter being understood from Fig. 3, and its lowermost position being understood from Fig. 5.

For the purpose of normally holding the jaws 1.1 apart or in their extreme outer position, we employ the torsional springs or their equivalents 20, the latter being two in number and being coiled around the posts 21 and having their free ends 22 passing through or engaging the openings 23 in the jaws 11, as will be understood from Figs. 2, "l and 5, the tendency of said springs being to cause the jaws 11 to normally be opened or moved outwardly or assume the position seen in Fig. 1. The posts 21 support at their upper extremities the slotted plate 16.

2l designates the wrapper of a cigar, which is applied to the bunch 25, said wrapper being indented into the bunch, as indicated at 26.

27 designates a casing in which the principal operative parts of our device may be inclosed.

In Fig. 8, we have shown another form of crimping or indenting the wrapper into the bunch or the wrapper into the binder and tiller, it being apparent that our invention, in its broad and generic scope, covers any means of crimping or indenting the wrapper into the filler or the wrapper into the filler and binder, in case a binder is employed. It will therefore be apparent that the configuration of the crimps or indentations may vary widely in practice and any desired form of indentation may be employed, and it will be apparent that in order to accomplish this result, it is simply necessary to vary the form or configuration of the means employed, such as for example, the jaws 11, to crimp or indent the wrapper.

The operation is as follows :l3y the rotation of the crank handle 6, it will be apparent that the crank 5 will be rotated, and by reason of its engagement with the walls of the slots 7 and the bar 3, the latter will be raised and lowered, according to requirements, simultaneously raising and lowering the rods 9 and the jaw actuating ring. When the parts are in their normal position, they appear as seen in Fig. 5, the jaw actuating ring 1.0 being supported upon the shoulders 19 of the jaws l1, and the indenting faces 13 of the latter being in their eX- treme outward position or substantially as seen in Fig. 1, said jaws being normally forced outwardly by reason of the tension of the free ends 22 of the springs 20, as will be understood from Figs. 2 and 4-. The cigar to be finished having had its wrapper placed upon the bunch, is then inserted into the press, as indicated in Fig. 3, it being understood that the parts are now in the position seen in Figs. 1 and 5, and upon rotation being imparted to the actuating shaft 4, the parts are caused to move from the position seen in Figs. 1 and 5, into the position seen in Figs. 2 and 3, the rotation of the crank 5 causing the elevation of the rods 9 and the jaw actuating ring 10, so that the latter is moved into its uppermost position seen in Figs. 2 and 3, and during the travel of the ring 10, by reason of its engagement with the cam faces 17, the jaws will be caused to be moved inwardly or into the position seen in Fig. 3, and the wrapper will be indented intothe bunch 25 by a series of longitudinal indentations, as indicated at 26. The cigar having remained in the press, the requisite length of time, the handle 6 is turned so as to bring the parts into the position seen in Fig. 5, the jaw actuating ring 10 being now in its lowermost position, whereupon, owing to the tension of the free ends 22 of the springs 20, the jaws will move outwardly into the position seen in Fig. 1, and the tip end of the cigar uponremoval from the press will appear as seen in Fig. 6.

By the employment of our invention, a sanitary cigar is produced, wherein the wrapper is assembled with respect to the bunch solely by means of the indentations 26, whereby the use of adhesive material is eliminated as well as the other objectionable features incident to manufacture of cigars at the present time.

It will be understood in practice we employ a plurality of presses located upon the bench or table, all the jaws thereof may be operated in unison by a single shaft 4, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

It will be apparent that other tension devices may be employed for causing the jaws to automatically move into their open position other than the springs shown, and that a different actuating mechanism from that shown may be employed for opening and closing the jaws without departing from the spirit of our invention.

It will now be apparent that in accordance with our invention, we provide novel means for crimping or indenting the covering leaf, called the wrapper, into the bunch or body of the cigar, called the filler, thereby making a complete cigar without the use of saliva, gum or any foreign substances, for adhesive purposes to secure the wrapper and the parts in assembled condition. In some cases, an inner covering leaf, called a binder, is employed, and in such case, the covering leaf, called the wrapper, is crimped or indented into the inner covering leaf,

called the binder, and into the bunch or body of the cigar, called the filler, whereby a complete cigar can be made and the parts secured in assembled condition without the use of saliva, gum, or any foreign sub stances. The crimps or indentations may be of any desired nature, such as for example, a series of transversely arranged circular indentations, 27, as seen in Fig. 8, or the longitudinal indentations seen in Fig. 6, or any other desired form of indentation or crimp, whereby the wrapper or covering leaf will be secured in assembled condition in the manner herein set forth.

If desired, any desired form of a cap or band or other covering may be applied to the end of the cigar which has been indented or crimped in order to facilitate the packing or carrying of the cigar and accidental injury thereto.

It will now be apparent that we have devised a novel and useful construction of a cigar crimper or indenter, which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while we have,

Having thus described our invention,

cigar and slots radiating outward from said opening, jaws having inner crimping edges and pivoted at their lower ends and formed with diverging outer cam-edges having shoulder extensions at their upper ends slidable in the slots of the support and upwardly facing shoulders at their lower ends, springs connected to said jaws to spread the same, a ring slidable upon the cam-edges of the jaws between said extensions and shoulders, and means for sliding such ring upward and downward upon said cam edges.

2. In a cigar crimper or indenter, a base, a plurality of jaws pivotally mounted therein, tension devices for normally holding said jaws in open position, cam faces on the outer portions of said jaws, a ring engaging said cam faces, rods secured to said ring, a

bar having the lower ends of said rods secured thereto and provlded with a slot,

and a shaft having a crank engaging said slot.

WVILLIAM F. METCALF. SYLVESTER \V. LEIDIGH.

Witnesses H. S. FAIRBANKS, C. D. MOVAY.

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